Jimmy Conlin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 13, 1884
- Died
- May 7, 1962
- Birthplace
- Camden, New Jersey, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jimmy Conlin (October 14, 1884 – May 7, 1962) was an American character actor who appeared in almost 150 films in his 32-year career. Conlin was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1884, and his acting career started out in vaudeville, where he and his first wife Myrtle Glass played the Keith-Albee-Orpheum circuits billed as "Conlin & Glass", a song-and-dance team. They also starred together in two short films, Sharps and Flats (1928) and Zip! Boom! Bang! (1929) for Vitaphone. Conlin made another comedy short without Glass in 1930 (A Tight Squeeze), but his film career started for good in 1933, and for the next 27 years, with the single exception of 1951, every year saw the release of at least one film in which Conlin appeared – at the height of his career, often more than a dozen of them. Recognizable by his small size and odd appearance, Conlin played all sorts of small roles and bit parts, many times not receiving an onscreen credit. In the 1940s, Conlin was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in nine films written and directed by Sturges. His roles in Sturges' films were often sizable and often came with good billing. One of his best performances came in Sturges' The Sin of Harold Diddlebock in 1946, when he played "Wormy", the racetrack tout who convinces Harold Lloyd to have his first drink, setting off the events of the film. The loyalty between Sturges and Conlin ran both ways, and when the former golden boy of Hollywood fell on hard times, Conlin remained a friend, stayed in contact, and helped out in any way he could. Conlin did not make many television appearances, but he did have a regular role as a bartender on Duffy's Tavern, a syndicated series from 1954. He made his final film in 1959, when he played a habitual criminal in Anatomy of a Murder.
Filmography
The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock 1959
as Magruder
Anatomy of a Murder 1959
as Clarence Madigan
The Seven Little Foys 1955
as Stage Doorman
It Happens Every Thursday 1953
as Matthew
The Jazz Singer 1953
as Mr. Demming, Photographer
On Dangerous Ground 1951
as Doc Hyman (uncredited)
Sideshow 1950
as Johnny
Operation Haylift 1950
as Ed North
The Great Rupert 1950
as Joe Mahoney
The Inspector General 1949
as Turnkey (uncredited)
Prejudice 1949
as Young Joe
Tulsa 1949
as Homer Triplette
Knock on Any Door 1949
as Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
Hazard 1948
as Manager, Nevada Rest Motel (uncredited)
Mourning Becomes Electra 1947
as Abner Small
The Hucksters 1947
as Blake - Blue Penguin Inn Proprietor
Seven Keys to Baldpate 1947
as Pete the Hermit
Dick Tracy's Dilemma 1947
as Sightless
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock 1947
as Wormy
It's a Joke, Son! 1947
as Senator Alexander P. Leeds
Rolling Home 1946
as Grandpa Crawford
Blue Skies 1946
as Jeffrey (uncredited)
Two Sisters from Boston 1946
as Grandpa Chandler (uncredited)
Whistle Stop 1946
as Al
Fallen Angel 1945
as Walton Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- What, No Cigarettes
What, No Cigarettes 1945
as Uncle Wilbur
Bring on the Girls 1945
as Justice of the Peace (uncredited)
The Town Went Wild 1944
as Lemuel Jones, Justice of the Peace
Lost in a Harem 1944
as Arab Follower (uncredited)
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944
as Mayor (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
as Judge Dennis
Summer Storm 1944
as Man Mailing Letter (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing 1944
as Messenger (uncredited)
It Happened Tomorrow 1944
as Boarding House Tenant (uncredited)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves 1944
as Little Thief
Old Acquaintance 1943
as Frank - Photographer (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie 1943
as Man at Meeting (Uncredited)
Petticoat Larceny 1943
as Jitters
Dixie 1943
as Publisher (uncredited)
Hitler's Madman 1943
as Dvorak - the Shopkeeper
Taxi, Mister 1943
as Disgruntled Former Baseball Player for Bay Ridge Turtles
Slightly Dangerous 1943
as Bartender at opera (uncredited)
Madame Spy 1942
as Caretaker Winston
The Forest Rangers 1942
as Otto Hanson
The Palm Beach Story 1942
as Mr. Asweld
Broadway 1942
as Newsman (uncredited)
Obliging Young Lady 1942
as Mr. McIntyre - Linda's Neighbor (uncredited)
The Remarkable Andrew 1942
as Private Henry Bartholowmew Smith
The Lady Is Willing 1942
as Bum (uncredited)
Woman of the Year 1942
as Reporter at Bar (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels 1941
as Trusty
New York Town 1941
as Burt (uncredited)
The Gay Falcon 1941
as Bartender (uncredited)
Out of the Fog 1941
Actor
A Shot in the Dark 1941
as Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Lady Eve 1941
as Third Steward (uncredited)
Ridin' on a Rainbow 1941
as Joe
Let's Make Music 1941
as Tim
Second Chorus 1941
as Mr. Dunn
Christmas in July 1940
as Arbuster (uncredited)
Angels Over Broadway 1940
as Pawn Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum 1940
as Tour Bus Barker
The Great McGinty 1940
as The Lookout - At Felgman's
The Way of All Flesh 1940
as Second Hobo
Florian 1940
as Stock Guard
Edison, the Man 1940
as Waiter
Two Girls on Broadway 1940
as Poem Vendor (uncredited)
King of the Lumberjacks 1940
as Jimmy, the Piano Player (uncredited)
My Little Chickadee 1940
as Squawk Mulligan - Bartender (uncredited)
Calling Philo Vance 1940
as Dr. Doremus - Coroner
The Amazing Mr. Williams 1939
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
$1,000 a Touchdown 1939
as Sheriff (uncredited)
No Place to Go 1939
as Rivers
Torchy Runs for Mayor 1939
as Coroner (uncredited)
Nancy Drew... Reporter 1939
as Newspaper Morgue-Keeper (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight 1939
as Stagehand
Comet Over Broadway 1938
as Burlesque Comic (uncredited)
The Shining Hour 1938
as Man Shaving on Plane (uncredited)
Hard to Get 1938
as Dour Diner (uncredited)
Broadway Musketeers 1938
as Hobart Skinner
Smashing the Rackets 1938
as Witness
Prison Farm 1938
as Dave, the Grocer
Cocoanut Grove 1938
as Motel Proprietor
Torchy Blane in Panama 1938
as Botkin (as James Conlon)
Over the Wall 1938
as Davis' Handler
He Couldn't Say No 1938
as Ambulance Driver
Blondes at Work 1938
as Coroner (uncredited)
Mannequin 1938
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
Crashing Hollywood 1938
as Crisby
The Adventurous Blonde 1937
as Dr. Bolger, coroner
Living on Love 1937
as Man with Monkey (uncredited)
Captains Courageous 1937
as Martin (uncredited)
The Man Who Found Himself 1937
as Nosey Watson
Find the Witness 1937
as Swifty Mullins (uncredited)
Rose Bowl 1936
as Browning Hills
The Accusing Finger 1936
as (scene deleted)
And Sudden Death 1936
as Mr. Tweets
Rose Marie 1936
as Joe - Piano Player (uncredited)
The Bride Comes Home 1935
as Len Noble
Handy Andy 1934
as Henry (uncredited)
She Learned About Sailors 1934
as Irate Neighbor
City Limits 1934
as Napoleon, Second Hobo
Cross Country Cruise 1934
as Sid
Advice to the Lovelorn 1933
Actor
Footlight Parade 1933
as Uncle in Honeymoon Hotel (uncredited)
The Bowery 1933
as Enlistee (uncredited)
College Humor 1933
as Dr. Mandel
Grand Slam 1933
as Oscar Smelt
Sharps and Flats 1928
as Self
Credits from TMDB.